Anamaria Baralt, left, cousin of Erik and Lyle Menendez, left, gets a hug as she leaves the courthouse after the brothers' ...

Due to changes in California law, the Menendez brothers, who are now in their 50s, are eligible to apply for parole ...

The ruling reduced the brothers’ sentences from life in prison without parole to 50 years to life, making them immediately eligible for parole.

Dr. Ann Burgess, a psychiatric nurse and forensic expert who testified on the Menendez brothers' behalf in their first trial, said she never thought they'd ever be resentenced. That changed Tuesday.

A judge resentenced Erik and Lyle Menendez to 50 years to life, making them eligible for parole. In 1996, they were found guilty of murdering their parents and given life without possible parole.

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